Event management - grade 9

Experiences

Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level

• Accountable and driving completion of deliverables of a sub-function in line with departmental/institutional strategy
• Develop compelling and thematic programme that engages audiences and stakeholders
• Ensure quality, impact and benchmarking
• Successful leadership and management of teams.

Personal and professional development

Development options to consider when working towards this level

Learning on the job

• Plan and oversee a thematic programme of events
• engage senior stakeholders
• diversify income streams through events
• leverage relationships with colleagues on strategy/
• research to proactively identify collaborative event opportunities;
• Play key role in senior meetings;
• be a go-to person for either all UCL or a large area for advice and guidance.

Learning from others  

• Attend stakeholder meetings on broader topics to have an events presence
• consider joining a professional association (eg Association of Event
• Organisers/Association of British Professional Conference Organisers)
• attend forums e.g.CASE
• build relationships with event professionals across HE.

Formal learning

• Project management qualification;
• formal marketing qualifications e.g. CIM, depending on area of events
• Strategic planning.

* You may wish to explore the listed formal training themes / topics on LinkedIn Learning.

Transferable skills and competencies

UCL uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out more details on the framework.

Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking

• Monitoring markets and competitors.
• Identifying business opportunities.
• Demonstrating financial awareness.
• Controlling costs.
• Keeping aware of organisational issues.

Creating and innovating

• Innovating.
• Seeking and introducing change.

Formulating strategies and concepts

• Thinking broadly.
• Approaching work strategically.
• Setting and developing strategy.
• Visioning.

UCL Ways of Working

These describe expected behaviours in line with UCL culture and values.  For Ways of Working indicators and steps to development please refer to the Ways of Working website.